Centrus Energyvs.NuScale Power
LEU vs SMR · both in Nuclear energy & uranium, part of the Energy, grid & critical infrastructure value chain: CO2-free baseload: uranium supply, fuel, reactor technology and small modular reactors (tags mark the role).
Centrus Energy and NuScale Power are similar in size by market cap; year to date, Centrus Energy leads (−27.0% vs −36.1%).
Side by side
| LEU | SMR | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $3.7B | $4.2B |
| Price | $193.39 | $9.81 |
| Today | +9.2% | +8.4% |
| Return YTD | −27.0% | −36.1% |
| Return 1Y | −5.0% | −74.2% |
| P/E | 76.7 | — |
| P/S | 7.8 | 396.0 |
| P/B | 4.4 | 2.1 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Centrus EnergyLEU
Enriches uranium, including the HALEU grade that next-generation small modular reactors require.
Full LEU profile →NuScale PowerSMR
Designs small modular reactors and nothing else; among listed US pure-plays it is one of the furthest along.
Full SMR profile →More LEU & SMR comparisons
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